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Self Supply in Mali - Status Report 2010
This paper documents progress in relation to Self Supply approaches in Mali and identifies some of the issues which may influence strategy or which need resolving.
Costing and Pricing - A Guide for Water Well Drilling Enterprises
This field note is written for water well drilling enterprises as well as other agencies which manage, or are involved in drilling projects. Using a step-by-step approach it gives clear guidance on how to cost and price the construction of drilled water wells. It also provides tips on business management with an emphasis of the realities faced in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Once you are familiar with this field note, you will be in a much stronger position to calculate drilling costs, consider prices and deal with business realities.
Accelerating Self Supply - A Case Study from Zambia
Zambia has a very low density rural population, which makes the establishment of sustainable community water supplies a particular challenge. Previous piloting of improvements to traditional water sources showed both a demand for and an impact from low cost up-grading (Sutton 2002). UNICEF, with RWSN technical support, has been encouraging improvements to water supplies in some of the poorest districts of Luapula Province. Remarkably, these have been achieved with zero subsidy. All hardware costs (labour and materials) are covered by householders; the donor input being only in capacity building through training and marketing.
RWSN Newsletter March 2010
As 2010 gets well under way, we once again welcome you to our quarterly newsletter. In this edition, there is a particular focus on the Cost-Effective Boreholes flagship, which has just released a model for the calculation of water well drilling costs. This should assist drilling enterprises to better consider their actual costs, and also enable clients to have a more comprehensive understanding of the numerous cost components involved.
Video Conference - How Household Investment in Rural Water Supply can make a difference?
In November 2009, WSP-Rural and Small Town Global Practice Team and RWSN ran a video-conference to consider the question: How can household investment in Rural Water Supply make a difference?
Rural Water Supply Global Study
The Water and Sanitation Programme of the World Bank (WSP) have just launched a Rural Water Supply Global Study to identify and understand which factors in and outside the sector contribute to successful water service management in rural areas. The study will bring together lessons from the field and carry out analysis to extract success factors. Thus, water and sanitation practitioners from all over the world (such as yourselves) are invited to propose case studies that meet the best practice selection criteria with respect to reliability, safety, affordability and sustainability. Draft case studies should be prepared and submitted by the end of June 2010. These will be followed by validation visits later in the year. ember 2010.
Waterlines Journal
Why don't you share your practical and professional experience in water and sanitation with others? Consider writing for the Waterlines Journal!
RWSN Bulletin Trimestriel - janvier 2010
Il est encourageant de voir que le reconnaissance de la nécessité de s'assurer que les points d'eau améliorés continuent à fonctionner dans le temps commence à prendre racine dans certaines organisations. Vous verrez ci-dessous que le groupe Aguasan a publié un rapport sur la gestion communautaire et au-delà, que l’IRC a lancé un projet substantiel sur les services durables à l’échelle, et que WaterAid a également entrepris de vastes analyses de situation concernant la durabilité des systèmes d’approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural tanzanien. Ainsi, une meilleure compréhension des problèmes et des solutions possibles continue à se développer. Nous vous encourageons, lecteurs de ce bulletin et membres de RWSN, à continuer à nous informer de ce que vous observez, faites et documentez concernant la durabilité des systèmes d’approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural. Sur une note légèrement différente, le Rapport de Performance 2009 du Secteur de l’Eau et de l’Environnement en Ouganda montre une tendance inquiétante en ce qui concerne la durabilité environnementale en général, avec la préoccupation que ce pays connu pour sa végétation abondante et ses sols fertiles sera probablement sous stress hydrique d'ici 2020. Pour plus d'information voir ci-dessous.
Sustainable Services at Scale (Triple-S):
The International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) has launched a multi-country learning project which aims to move from project based, one-off construction of water systems to indefinitely sustainable rural water services delivered at scale.
Code of Practice for Cost-Effective Boreholes
RWSN, with UNICEF/USAID support, is developing a Code of Practice for Cost-Effective Boreholes which aims to bring about: a healthy water well drilling sector; acceptable costs and excellent construction quality. It is envisaged that ultimately, country stakeholders will operate according to tailor-made country protocols for cost-effective water well drilling which consider the national context but also follow best international practice. Clearly this is a very ambitious goal and a long term process. As part of the work, studies have been carried out in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Zambia.
